Nonstop flight route between Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom and Kashechewan, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tingwall Airport (LWK), Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom and Kashechewan Airport (ZKE), Kashechewan, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,939 miles (or 4,729 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Tingwall Airport and Kashechewan Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Tingwall Airport and Kashechewan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWK / EGET |
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Location: | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°11'30"N by 1°14'36"W |
Area Served: | Lerwick |
Operator/Owner: | Shetland Islands Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWK |
More Information: | LWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZKE / CZKE |
Airport Name: | Kashechewan Airport |
Location: | Kashechewan, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°16'56"N by 81°40'40"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZKE |
More Information: | ZKE Maps & Info |
Facts about Tingwall Airport (LWK):
- Tingwall Airport handled 5,059 passengers last year.
- Because of Tingwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Tingwall Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Tingwall Airport", another name for LWK is "Lerwick/Tingwall Airport".
- The closest airport to Tingwall Airport (LWK) is Scatsta Airport (SCS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of LWK.
- Tingwall Airport (LWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tingwall Airport (LWK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,422 miles (18,383 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
Facts about Kashechewan Airport (ZKE):
- Kashechewan Airport (ZKE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kashechewan Airport (ZKE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,920 miles (17,575 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kashechewan Airport (ZKE) is Fort Albany Airport (YFA), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) S of ZKE.
- Because of Kashechewan Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Kashechewan Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.